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Portable communication terminal capable of transmitting text data

US6021336A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 1996
Grant dateFeb 1, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/70
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable communication terminal capable of forming and transmitting text faster and easier than conventional terminals including input devices for selecting an operating mode of the portable communication terminal and for entering alphanumeric symbols, a display for displaying the symbols and a cursor, a memory for storing previously chosen text data, and control circuitry for displaying in the display a user selected one of the previously chosen text data stored in the memory, and for inserting alphanumeric symbols input by the user into fixed positions of the selected text before transmitting the combined text.

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